From nagler at bivio.biz Sat Nov 1 11:17:20 2008
From: nagler at bivio.biz (Rob Nagler)
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 12:17:20 -0600
Subject: [Boulder.pm] EVDO or GPRS developer?
Message-ID: <18700.40240.138669.72245@ski.local>
I'm look for someone to get EVDO and/or GPRS working on CentOS 4.5.
This is for a fast-growing non-profit (freiker.org), and your work
will be open source (LGPL 2.1) along with the rest of our software.
If you are good at what you do, you'll make money on the project. If
you want to learn about EVDO/GPRS, this is a good way to get paid to
do so. :-)
If you are interested, the first step is to download the tarball:
http://www.freiker.org/tech/wiki/Software
Read uploader.PL. This program controls the network connection.
You'll have to modify it to include the option of searching for a
cellphone device (may not be there) and trying to connect based on
local configuration (may not be there, either). This may include a
custom kernel build, but we think we can avoid that.
If you want to learn more about the device (Freikometer), please
visit: http://www.freiker.org/tech/blog
Background: The Freikometer operates autonomously and can be
controlled remotely. It is installed by volunteers all over the U.S.
We have had numerous problems connectiong school networks. Reliance
on school or other available WiFi has not worked. The only
alternative we see is a cellphone-based solution. Unfortunately, no
one has time to work on it.
Your proposal must include:
* Fixed bid
* Completion data (assume 11/13/08 start)
* Modified uploader.PL defining entry points you may need to complete
your work. The code must compile.
Bonus points:
* A unit and/or acceptance test for your part of uploader.PL
I'm not going to answer questions about the code or the project. If
you can't figure it out, don't apply. All bids will be considered.
Send replies directly to me. Submission deadline 11/9. Companies,
people out of work, students, etc. are all welcome to submit a
proposal.
Thanks and good luck!
Rob
P.S. Freiker has a limited budget. However, if you prove your mettle,
you *may* be considered for more work at bivio Software (bivio.biz).
bivio is currently extremely resource-constrained. We are always
looking for the "right" people. We are not interested in resumes,
CVs, or even how smart you are so don't try to impress me. :-)
From wpiencia at thunderdome.ieee.org Wed Nov 5 18:01:31 2008
From: wpiencia at thunderdome.ieee.org (Walter Pienciak)
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 19:01:31 -0700
Subject: [Boulder.pm] [jay@jays.net: [pm_groups] Fwd: IMPORTANT - help us
estimate the size of the Catalyst user base]
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Omaha.pm
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From: Kieren Diment
Date: November 5, 2008 7:51:35 PM CST
Hi All,
Apologies for the cross-posting, I'm trying to representatives of as
many organisations as possible who use Catalyst as possible to reply
to this email.
We need your assistance to help estimate the number of users of
Catalyst. Matt Trout and I have written a proposal for a Catalyst
book, and while we have a well known, credible publisher interested,
they want the assurance that the market for the book is large enough
to make it worth their while.
If you could take the time to provide the following information (I've
set reply-to to me for your confidentiality, and so that we don't
pollute the list with this stuff) this would be really useful. I'll
also let you know the results of this survey when I have them.
I will treat this information in confidence, and will only use
aggregated data so that you or your organisation will not be
identifiable in the report I make on this data.
There are about 1000 subscribers on the catalyst mailing list, and I'd
hope for a response rate of about 10% (i.e. about 100 replies). The
information I'm collecting is likely to result in an outcome that is
useful to you in a commercial way, so your participation would be much
appreciated.
Please try to ensure that only one person from your organisation
answers these questions.
1. What country are you in?
2. How many people are on your team?
3. How many of those people are writing code with Catalyst?
3a. If there are non Catalyst coders on your team, how many of the
whole team would you like to be writing Catalyst code?
4. How many people using Catalyst on your team are subscribers to the
Catalyst mailing list?
5. How many people writing Catalyst code on your team use the
#catalyst irc channel on irc.perl.org?
6. These two questions are about the potential for the growth of
Catalyst usage in your organisation.
6a. How many people do you think will be using Catalyst in your
organisation in 12 months time?
6b. How many people do you think will be using Catalyst in your
organisation in 2 years time?
Thanks for your cooperation. If you know of any teams who are users
of Catalyst but that do not subscribe to the Catalyst mailing list, or
are on the IRC channel, please forward this email to them.
Thanks.
Kieren Diment
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From wpiencia at thunderdome.ieee.org Wed Nov 5 18:02:38 2008
From: wpiencia at thunderdome.ieee.org (Walter Pienciak)
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 19:02:38 -0700
Subject: [Boulder.pm] Perl Position in Colorado
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Subject: Perl Position in Colorado
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 18:35:32 -0500
From: Nathan Popovich
To:
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Walter,
My name is Nathan Popovich and I am a technical recruiter for Oxford
International. One of the people I work with mentioned that the best
resource for Perl is the Perl Mongers. He is based out of the Bay area
of California and belongs to a user group. I found your contact
information on the Boulder.pm website, and thought that you might know
someone within your local area network that would be interested in a
contract position in the local area.
I have included the job description below, and would greatly appreciate
it if you would share it with your contacts. Feel free to give me a
call. I am in the office from 8:00am to 6:00pm Mountain time.
Thank you for your attention to this email.
- Nathan
_____________________________
LOA - 3 month contract.
Start - 11/10/08 or 11/17/08
Feedback - Thursday @ 5pm Mountain
Interview Times - Friday (11/7) After 1:00pm Mountain
Skills -
Perl
RAID
Pluses -
C/C++
Details -
Lost a full time guy, getting to crunch time, needs a contractor because
they are behind. There are 3,000 automated test cases. They are not
well documented, so they will need to be deciphered. They need to get
it done for OEM programming. There are some regression test suites
already. There is a new release coming. Tests need tuned, and then
additional features will need to be added.
Holidays -
Client will be closed the week of Thanksgiving, and for a week during
Christmas & New Years.
__________________________________
Nathan Popovich
Group Lead
Software/Hardware Consulting Services
Oxford International
a division of On Assignment
33320 Ninth Avenue South Suite 250
Federal Way, WA 98003
800.260.8844 x3337 Office
253.835.0660 FAX
nathan_popovich at oxfordcorp.com
www.oxfordcorp.com
Oxford Europe
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